Read all the latest trending news articles from South Africa and the rest of the continent. Stay up to date with African Insider.
Click on the links below and read the stories in detail.
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority CEO Karikoga Kaseke retires after a long period of illness
Long-serving Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) Chief Executive Officer, Karikoga Kaseke, has retired after a long period of illness. Read more…
At least 19 villagers killed, 2 injured in western Niger attack
An attack by suspected jihadists on a village in western Niger’s troubled “three-border” region has killed 19 people and injured two, the Nigerien interior ministry said on Saturday. Read more…
Security crisis drives up Nigeria’s food worries
Rice farmer Donald Amokaha spends his days weeding a temporary plot outside the city of Makurdi, on the fringes of the Benue river in Nigeria’s agricultural heartland. Read more…
New law criminalises spitting, urinating in Nairobi’s public places
New laws and regulations aimed at keeping the capital Nairobi, Kenya clean have been put in place and could see perpetrators being fined up to Sh500 000 ($US4 570.53) or one year in jail, reports said on Monday. Read more…
Proteas coach Mark Boucher apologises for past racist behaviour
South Africa head coach Mark Boucher issued a statement on Monday apologising for “any offensive conduct, real or perceived” brought to light during hearings into racism in South African cricket. Read more…
SA security personnel thwart early morning protests in Durban
Police and community policing forum patrol members reportedly quelled early morning protest actions on Monday in Durban’s Umgeni Road and in Verulam where protesters blockaded roads with burning debris and tyres. Read more…
SA soldiers, police on high alert amid threats of possible new wave of unrest
More than 5 500 South African soldiers and police officers are reportedly set to be deployed to Gauteng streets, as the security personnel gears up for a possible new wave of unrest. Read more…
OPEC chief Mohammad Barkindo makes first trip to oil-rich Congo
OPEC chief Mohammad Barkindo arrived in Congo late on Sunday in the first-ever visit by a head of the powerful cartel to the oil-rich African country where crude constitutes the primary source of income, the Congolese hydrocarbons ministry said. Read more…
Mango employees’ salaries ‘to be paid in full’
Cash-strapped Mango Airlines has reportedly announced that its 750 workers can expect their salaries to be paid in full for the months of July, August, and September. Read more…
Meme battle: Mbalula claps back at Ndlozi… shows him in a bath towel
Social media was abuzz over the weekend after a Twitter user allegedly photoshopped the Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula, and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Member of Parliament, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi in hilarious bath towel memes. Read more…
Follow African Insider on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
Picture: Getty Images
Source: AFP
For more African news, visit Africaninsider.com
